Ye Jun was also the first to stand before the Gourd Vine. In that moment, his Quasi-Saint aura was fully unleashed!
"Fellow Daoists, I'll gladly accept this Gourd Vine!" Ye Jun declared arrogantly.
The many Great Beings present glared at Ye Jun in anger, but the might of a Quasi-Saint kept them firmly suppressed.
"Ye Jun, this Gourd Vine is an ownerless treasure born on Buzhou Mountain. Everyone who sees it deserves a share. The three of us will each take one," Yuanshi Tianzun shouted.
Seeing that the Three Pure Ones had spoken up, the others immediately protested as well.
"Exactly! With so many Great Beings here, do you really intend to keep it all for yourself?"
"I'm determined to get a share of this Gourd Vine too!" Jieyin declared loudly.
Di Jun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi exchanged a glance, then joined the Three Pure Ones.
Did Ye Jun really think he could suppress every Great Being present all by himself?
"Fellow Daoist Ye Jun, I'm not an unreasonable person. This Gourd Vine is destined for me. It wouldn't be asking too much to take one, would it?" Zhunti said slowly.
Ye Jun sneered. "Destined for you? How so? I'd say you old bald monk are the one destined for the God-Slaying Spear in my hand!"
With that, he wasted no more words and thrust his God-Slaying Spear straight at Zhunti.
Zhunti's expression turned panicked. He hurriedly pulled out the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree and held it up in front of himself.
But how could a Grand Unity Golden Immortal contend with a Quasi-Saint?
Wherever the God-Slaying Spear passed, baleful energy swirled. Zhunti shouted and swung the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree again and again, each swing carrying the might of the heavenly river.
But the gap in their cultivation was simply too great. Ye Jun had only exerted a little strength, yet Zhunti was already struggling to hold his ground.
"Fellow Daoist Zhunti, are you still destined for it?" Ye Jun sneered.
Ye Jun swung the God-Slaying Spear in his hand without pause. With every swing, another treasure was knocked from the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree.
Zhunti was suffering!
"Fellow Daoist Jieyin, come help me!" Zhunti cried out in desperation, pleading with Jieyin for help.
Jieyin hurriedly tossed out the Golden Light Pagoda. It settled above Zhunti's head and became a golden barrier, blocking a thrust from Ye Jun.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk. As expected of the two from the Western World. Are you planning to join forces and reason with me?" Ye Jun said slowly.
"Fellow Daoist Ye Jun, we two don't want to fight either. But you want to keep the entire Gourd Vine for yourself. That's far too greedy!" Jieyin said grimly.
Did the two of them want to fight Ye Jun?
Damn it, he was a Quasi-Saint! Even at the peak of the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm, Jieyin wouldn't be stupid enough to court death like that.
But they couldn't let the Gourd Vine go, either. Otherwise, wouldn't they be losing out badly?
"Greedy? I've always been this way. I'm used to it!" Ye Jun declared with a domineering air.
He raised the God-Slaying Spear again and flung it toward the sky. Baleful energy swirled around the spear, gathering into a gigantic black-and-red dragon that filled the heavens.
The dragon exhaled, its two enormous pupils fixed on Jieyin and Zhunti, brimming with murderous intent.
"If you two fellow Daoists don't want to leave, then let's fight!" Ye Jun sneered.
Jieyin and Zhunti suddenly felt their hearts tremble. Was this the power of a Quasi-Saint?
Jieyin took a deep breath and rapidly formed hand seals. The Golden Light Pagoda above his head blazed with golden light, transforming into a gigantic shield that protected them both.
"Go!" Ye Jun bellowed. The dragon formed from the God-Slaying Spear roared toward Jieyin and Zhunti.
Baleful energy spread everywhere it passed!
The black-and-red dragon slammed straight into the Golden Light Pagoda. Jieyin hadn't even had time to celebrate before the pagoda shattered with a crash.
The dragon sent Jieyin and Zhunti flying thousands of miles, smashing them into the pillar of Buzhou Mountain!
Ye Jun sneered. His figure vanished in a flash, and when he reappeared, he was already beside Jieyin and Zhunti.
Seeing how deathly pale the two looked, Ye Jun broke into a smile.
"Fellow Daoists, do you still have designs on the Gourd Vine?"
Jieyin and Zhunti were silently groaning in misery. That Monkey was far too arrogant!
The key was that the two of them couldn't do a thing about it. Was the gap between a Quasi-Saint and a Grand Unity Golden Immortal really that enormous?
How were they supposed to fight like this?
"Fellow Daoist Ye Jun, we have no designs on the Gourd Vine anymore. We'll leave Buzhou Mountain at once," Jieyin said, his voice trembling.
They had completely lost face on this trip to Buzhou Mountain!
All they wanted now was to leave Buzhou Mountain as quickly as possible. As for the Gourd Vine, whoever wanted it could have it.
With Ye Jun, that fiend, here, they had no chance of getting the Gourd Vine anyway.
The Three Pure Ones, Di Jun, and the others all looked at Ye Jun with dark expressions. That Monkey had gone too far.
How could he behave so tyrannically without provoking everyone's anger?
"Leave? Sigh, fellow Daoists, I already told you earlier that you should go. But you refused to leave then. I'm afraid it won't be so easy to leave now," Ye Jun said mockingly.
Jieyin and Zhunti stared at Ye Jun in surprise and confusion. What did he mean?
Could this fellow really keep them trapped on Buzhou Mountain?
Seeing the expressions on the two old bald monks' faces, Ye Jun knew they had misunderstood.
He quickly waved his hands. "Fellow Daoists, don't get the wrong idea. It's just that if you want to leave, you'll have to pay something, won't you?"
What?
Pay something?
Did that mean they had to hand over their own spiritual treasures to Ye Jun?
Ridiculous!
But when they saw Ye Jun's expression growing more and more serious, they realized he was probably serious!
The two exchanged troubled looks and said, "Fellow Daoist Ye Jun, we come from the Western World, and it's terribly barren. We really don't have any spiritual treasures."
Jieyin and Zhunti had already decided on their strategy: play the victims. If they made themselves look miserable enough, surely this fellow wouldn't attack them again.
But as soon as Jieyin raised his head, he saw something familiar.
The tip of the God-Slaying Spear!
"I'm running out of patience!" Ye Jun said, his face as impassive as still water.
The icy baleful aura of the God-Slaying Spear drew ever closer.
"Fellow Daoist Ye Jun, wait!" Jieyin shouted. Ye Jun casually drew back the God-Slaying Spear.
Jieyin and Zhunti both reluctantly tossed over a ball of light.
Ye Jun swept it with his Divine Sense and saw a mass of Geng Gold Qi and a Bodhi Seed.
"Good. At least you know what's good for you. I won't see you out!" Ye Jun said with a smile.
Then he turned his hand over and put away the two balls of light.
The moment Jieyin and Zhunti saw Ye Jun relent, they turned into two streaks of light and vanished from Buzhou Mountain.
Only then did Ye Jun stretch languidly. He turned to the other Great Beings and spread his hands.
The gesture meant, "You all saw what happened. This has nothing to do with me."
"Jieyin and Zhunti were the ones who provoked me first."
The Three Pure Ones and Di Jun were both completely exasperated. That Monkey was shameless as hell!
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